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Yep, quite true. Eight individual pressmaster (or equivalent) tools would most likely have been 3 or 4 times the price, and I would not have been able to get the uninsulated flag option at all. The nicest thing about the MCT is the huge range of dies available. The other one I gave...

One of the reasons I got the 2.8mm / 0.110" open barrel dies was for a type of Hitachi connector I use on 1970's motorcycles. I tried them out on my 2.8mm dies and found the terminal was way too big to fit in the die. Looking at the terminal, although it is indeed a 2.8mm wide male spade, the...

Toolroom, I was in much the same situation as you, I had bought a decent quality set of Taiwanese (or perhaps they were even Chinese, I'm sure they are by now) hand tools branded "JBS" in Australia. They did me well for almost 25 years (where does the time go??) of spannering on bikes and cars...

I got the 4.8mm dies today, which I think completes my set for the moment. Regarding the issues with the insulation crimp on the 0.094" molex connectors, I fiddled around a bit more and found that if I put a slight kink at the top of the insulation tab ends (mimicking the higher quality earlier...

Whoa!!! https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/edenki/item/ed446216/ Koken tools （ Koken ） Ko-ken [TI4261M] titanium alloy socket set AU$ 2,866.22 (¥ 250,128) :eyecrazy: A wee bit pricey, but niiiice! :) So who's got one??

When I got my confirmation email from i-tools I replied asking if I had any slack in the shipping quantity and that I would be happy to add more small parts to bring it up. This sort of question can sometimes be a nightmare across languages but they knew right away what I was asking, and...

Apologies to all those who use adjustables in their line of work, did not mean to offend. I had look at the current Bahco 'Ergo' adjustables in a local tool store and was not particularly impressed. For the money they did not seem all that good, although I can't remember exactly why I formed...

Fear not Tanukiboy! Those are certainly beautiful pliers, and if it were 2 years ago I would most likely be buying some, but the pliers were the first upgrade I did, getting a set of three Knipex. As nice as the Keibas are, even I can't justify duplicating nearly new pliers! :D But in what I...

Agreed all round, cheers. As I have the Koken sockets and Elora spanners, I think my modest whitworth requirements should hopefully be met. As for the 'bodgers tools' :) that will be my next purchase pending the outcome of the first i-tools one. What are people's take on the best adjustables...

This thread is going to have a profound effect on my balance of payments. :D So, I've been upgrading my 25+ year old hand tool collection in the last year or two. I got mostly German (or outsourced German) in Wera, Knipex, Felo, Elora, etc, but for the Whitworth sockets I found there were...

FWIW 3 or 4 years ago I bought an M12 FUEL set consisting of a 1/2" drill/hammer/driver, 3/8" drive rattle gun and a stick-type LED light. They have all performed well above expectations and are still going strong. Unless you need really serious power, do yourself a favour and try out the M12...

Thanks, good info. I was looking at those Engineer pliers, as well as other options from both Engineer and Hozan. I was of course hoping that the MCT would do everything I needed but it's never that simple. A couple of types of good manual crimpers do still seem to be required for those less...

Reading my last reply back, it seems I am disagreeing with your comments, when actually I agree with what you said. I had never heard of them before 2-3 years ago, and to look at their promotional material (eg now seem to be sponsoring/partnering Red Bull F1!!) now they seem to have a super...

At least with Wera you can shop around, whereas the mobs who control their distribution network right to the end user (ie snapon) are very much fixed price. I got both the 37-piece (10-32mm sockets) 1/2" drive set and the 42 piece (4-14mm) 1/4" drive set for 349ukp delivered to Australia via...

Next one was the small square terminals I need to do on a multipin connector I occasionally use - I don't recall the name of them. These are tricky as they require a very narrow/tall crimp profile in order to fit nicely into the plug. I thought the 0.110 dies would be nice and small/narrow...

I bought the 'Automotive Kit' with 6.3/0.25" open barrel dies, closed barrel, **** splice and blue/red insulated dies. The flag dies came later, and today I also received the first of the other available dies - 2.8/0.110" open barrel, and bootlace ferrule. I have a requirement for a couple of...

Hi GJ, The flag crimp dies: Packaging says Made in Sweden but I suspect these are Taiwanese. The large part number is the RS number, so the packaging is presumably done for/by them. The dies are not quite as nicely finished as the ones which say 'Made in Sweden' on the actual dies. But...

PS: I remain absolutely happy with the quality and operation of all my Wera stuff. I find it functional, innovative and beautiful... all at a moderate price.

As per Reed Prince's photo, I checked the original packaging both my socket sets and joker spanners came in (so nice I could not bring myself to throw it out!) and it shows the same, 'Made in Czech Rep.". My understanding when I bought the later stuff was that at least some of the socketry was...

Yes, I believe the socketry comes from Taiwan. But I must say that the fit and finish of their whole range is absolutely superb, they are really beautiful. Assuming the spanners and so on are indeed made in CZ, then there is no difference in finish at all between them and the socketry. I...